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Facing the possibility of becoming endangered, scientists turn to specially trained dogs to find rare turtles.

One person has died after a hazardous material spill in central California, and nine others were taken to a hospital for treatment.

California fire officials say sparks from a hammer driving a metal stake into the ground ignited a 2018 blaze in Northern California the killed a firefighter and became the largest in state history.

Fishermen already dealing with a dramatic reduction in the amount of a key bait fish they are allowed to harvest will likely face an additional cut next year that could drive up the price of lobster for consumers.

A 76-year-old man has been convicted in the 1992 strangulation death of an Illinois teenager.

Federal officials say the Trump administration's decision to lift a moratorium on coal sales from public lands could hasten the release of more than 5 billion tons of greenhouse gasses.

Ranchers say these setbacks are hurting the cattle ranchers and their lives.

Burning Man organizers say the U.S. government wants to place unreasonable conditions on a proposal to expand the counter-culture festival's capacity to 100,000, including stepped-up security searches and new perimeter barriers that land managers say would reduce vulnerability to acts of terrorism.

The Latest on the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (all times local): 4:40 p.m. Fewer than 10 percent of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students showed up for school on the anniversary of the shooting that left 17 dead.

Renewable energy company sPower is trying to build the biggest solar project on the East Coast, a 500-megawatt solar farm on 6,000 acres in Virginia, but neighbors are voicing their concerns.